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Read ERCOT requests Bitcoin miners switch off to reduce energy consumption in extreme heatwave
ERCOT requests Bitcoin miners switch off to reduce energy consumption in extreme heatwave

ERCOT requests Bitcoin miners switch off to reduce energy consumption in extreme heatwave

July 15, 2022 Texas

Texas is currently experiencing record temperatures, with the state hitting triple figures last week. Waco, for example, reached 108F, beating the 104F high set a century ago back in 1917. Last month, for instance, over a third of those in the US were urged to stay inside. This news comes as...

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Read Zscaler announces launch of co-located data centers in Canberra and Auckland
Zscaler announces launch of co-located data centers in Canberra and Auckland

Zscaler announces launch of co-located data centers in Canberra and Auckland

July 11, 2022 Auckland

Zscaler has announced that it has launched a new co-located data center in Canberra and a second co-located data center in Auckland, in a bid to offer both public and private sector enterprises in Australia and New Zealand "greater resilience" in support of their "zero trust cybersecurity...

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Read Amazon and others to back US start-up Electric Hydrogen
Amazon and others to back US start-up Electric Hydrogen

Amazon and others to back US start-up Electric Hydrogen

July 08, 2022 Amazon AWS

As green hydrogen turns the heads of big investors, Amazon, Equinor, and others have announced they are backing energy startup Electric Hydrogen (EH2) with a $198 million round, led by Fifth Wall Climate Tech. EH2 is reportedly working on a ‘100MW-minimum’ electrolyzer technology for...

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Read Raimon Land's MOU for sustainable data centers
Raimon Land's MOU for sustainable data centers

Raimon Land's MOU for sustainable data centers

July 05, 2022 Bangkok / Krung Thep

Riamon Land has announced that it will join forces with Nava Nakorn Public Company Limited, and RATCH Group Public Company Limited through an MoU to develop green data centers. According to Stephane Michel, Chief Operating Officer of Raimon Land, the MoU will enable the "pursuit of a deeper...

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Read White Rock's flared gas cryptomine facility launches in Texas
White Rock's flared gas cryptomine facility launches in Texas

White Rock's flared gas cryptomine facility launches in Texas

July 04, 2022 Texas

Cryptomining firm White Rock Management has announced it is the latest company to decide to use flared gas to fuel its mining operations, launching its first US bitcoin mining operation in Texas' Brazos Valley region. This bitcoin mining facility will be powered using the oil well's excess...

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Read Residents voice concern around Fayetteville data center site annexation
Residents voice concern around Fayetteville data center site annexation

Residents voice concern around Fayetteville data center site annexation

June 30, 2022 North Carolina

Residents in Fayette County have voiced concerns about the consideration of approval for the annexation of 412 acres in the center of the county, enabling the development of a data center. According to the city report: "If annexed, the properties would be zoned BP Business Park and designated as...

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Read HPE accelerates climate goals
HPE accelerates climate goals

HPE accelerates climate goals

June 30, 2022 California

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced that it has accelerated climate goals, bringing them down from 2050 to 2040, following its most recent Living Progress Report for Fiscal Year 2021, which it released this week. The tech giant said that it will facilitate this change by establishing a...

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Read Edge Centres' Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Edge Facility To Come online in July
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Edge Centres' Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Edge Facility To Come online in July

June 30, 2022 Kuala Lumpur

Edge Centres has started working on its Edge data center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Australian Edge data center company announced that it would be expanding into Asia. The first facility called EC31 is being developed in Malaysia. Edge Centres scheduled the site to be completed in July. The...

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Read PubMatic announces its global data centers are now fully powered by renewable energy
PubMatic announces its global data centers are now fully powered by renewable energy

PubMatic announces its global data centers are now fully powered by renewable energy

June 23, 2022 California

PubMatic has reportedly achieved 100% renewable energy across all of its data centers globally, including in California, New Jersey, London, Amsterdam, and Singapore. Sourced from wind and solar power, this achievement is a significant one for the company, whose energy usage is 90% composed of...

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Read AWS Acquires 58-Acre Land in Virginia For Data Center Development
AWS Acquires 58-Acre Land in Virginia For Data Center Development

AWS Acquires 58-Acre Land in Virginia For Data Center Development

June 21, 2022 Amazon AWS

According to BizJournal, Amazon Web Services has acquired a 58.5-acre land in Prince William County, Virginia, for $87.8m. Local County records also show that the land is located at 5845 Wellington Road, Gainesville. Interestingly, the company also acquired a 58.5-acre plot in April last year. It...

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Read Evolution Data Centres (EvoDC) launches new Sustainable Data Centre Charter
Evolution Data Centres (EvoDC) launches new Sustainable Data Centre Charter

Evolution Data Centres (EvoDC) launches new Sustainable Data Centre Charter

June 20, 2022 Singapore

Evolution Data Centres has announced the launch of its new Sustainable Data Centre Charter, through which it measures its entire operations, with the aim of minimizing carbon intensity and limiting water usage as the company grows. The charter includes the target of emitting 20 tonnes of carbon...

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Read Virginia’s Warren County considers adding data centers to zoning laws
Virginia’s Warren County considers adding data centers to zoning laws

Virginia’s Warren County considers adding data centers to zoning laws

June 17, 2022 Northern Virginia

Virginia's Warren County officials have announced that they are considering a proposal to amend zoning laws which could lead to a new wave of data center development in the County, in the northwest of the state and west of Loudoun and Fauquier Counties. As per the proposal, an amendment would be...

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Read Compass Data Centers announces plans for over 10 million sq ft of data centers
Compass Data Centers announces plans for over 10 million sq ft of data centers

Compass Data Centers announces plans for over 10 million sq ft of data centers

June 17, 2022 Northern Virginia

It has been confirmed that Compass Data Centers is one of the companies that is involved in the Prince William Digital Gateway Project in Virginia, a plan that is steeped in controversy and would see over 2,000 acres of land in the County used for data center construction. If the plan is given...

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Read San Jose: Microsoft to use a biofuel-powered microgrid for backup
San Jose: Microsoft to use a biofuel-powered microgrid for backup

San Jose: Microsoft to use a biofuel-powered microgrid for backup

June 16, 2022 California

Microsoft has announced that it will be using renewable natural gas to fuel its backup energy at its San Jose data center, which is currently under construction. This move aligns with the company’s target of being carbon negative by 2030, and the project will also provide power locally with...

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Read Amazon's Local Zones To Be Launched in Hundreds In Future
Amazon's Local Zones To Be Launched in Hundreds In Future

Amazon's Local Zones To Be Launched in Hundreds In Future

June 15, 2022 Amazon AWS

AWS has announced its plans to launch hundreds of Local Zones to expand its Edge cloud network extensively. Local Zones serve as Edge locations hosting applications that need low latency to final users or on-premises installations. Some of the services the zone offers include database, storage,...

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Read Material and labor shortages in the data center
Material and labor shortages in the data center

Material and labor shortages in the data center

June 14, 2022 San Francisco Bay Area

As the need for data grows and grows, demand for data center construction is as strong as ever, however, the boom is being hampered by a number of factors, including supply and labor shortages, and price hikes. In a recent report named 'Data center market conditions update - Q1, 2022,'...

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Read AWS To Develop a Data Center in Warrenton, Virginia
AWS To Develop a Data Center in Warrenton, Virginia

AWS To Develop a Data Center in Warrenton, Virginia

June 09, 2022 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services plans to develop a new data center in Warrenton, Northern Virginia. The company has already filed with officials to develop a single-story, 220,000 square feet (20,400 square meters) data center at the intersection of Lee Highway and Blackwell Road in Warrenton town. AWS...

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Read US Air Force Developing Data Center on New South Korean HQ
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US Air Force Developing Data Center on New South Korean HQ

May 30, 2022 South Korea

The US Air Force’s 51st Communications Squadron has started work on its new HQ at the 51st Fighter Wing Osan Air Base in South Korea. The new headquarters will feature a data center with updated network operations. In addition, the data center will also serve as the alternate action team, focal...

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Read Bristow Officials To Allow Data Center Development on Stanley Martin’s Devlin Technology Park
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Bristow Officials To Allow Data Center Development on Stanley Martin’s Devlin Technology Park

May 30, 2022 Northern Virginia

Bristow’s officials have voted in favor of a Comprehensive Plan Amendment. This amendment could see the development of a 4.25 million square feet data center campus in the area. Stanley Martin, a Virginia-based developer, is looking to have over 250 acres in Prince William County rezoned. The...

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Read AWS, biometrics and human rights
AWS, biometrics and human rights

AWS, biometrics and human rights

May 27, 2022 Amazon AWS

AWS is under pressure to drop a contract it holds with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which will see it host the Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) biometric database, which, according to a recent report by Mijente, Just Futures Law and the Immigrant Defense Project, holds...

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